Beats, Rhymes & House

So yeah, here is the first mix to be done on the new mixer that I got for my birthday (Numark Mixtrack Pro). Granted it’s not perfect, but there is a significant improvement in the standard of mixing compared the mixes that used to be made on my laptop. This is something that I love and something that interests me massively, so I’m sure it will be taken more seriously after I’ve left Uni, but for now this is purely for fun. New year, new start and all that. Hope you enjoy it, and feedback would be massively appreciated. All about the groove baby. Tracklist after the jump and the cover is by Will Prince.

1. Skinnyman - Little Man, Part 1
2. Groovefinder - All This Love (Richard Earnshaw 2010 Remix)
3. Gramophonedzie - Out of My Head (Libex Remix)
4. Onno - The Boy Who Drunk Too Much (Original Mix)
5. Craig Hamilton - Boogie
6. Stars On 45 - Stars on 45 (Addy Van Der Zwan Remix)
7. Supernova - Beat Me Back (Original Mix)
8. Loleatta Holloway - Dreamin (Pol_On Edit)
9. David Amo & Julio Navas - Happy End (Roy Rosenfeld Remix)
10. Bastian Van Shield - Billie Was Here (Umek & Jay Lumen Remix)
11. Jet Project - U Know
12. Burns & Fred Falke - Y.S.L.M (Treasure Fingers Remix)
13. David Herrero - Spanish Lick (Original Mix)
14. Bucketheads - The Bomb (hausJacker Remix)
15. DJ Spinna - Music In Me (Feat. Shaun Escoffery)
16. Crazibiza - My Lips (Original Mix)
17. David Spritz - Time to Space (Jorgensen Remix)
18. Stefano Noferini - Disco Revenge (Original Mix)
19. Maya Jane Coles - Rugged

ENJOY & PASS IT ON!

P.S. Excuse the track jumping @ 3:36 - that didn’t happen during the mix, and I can’t understand why it’s come out on the recording.

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Catz N Dogz

Polish duo Catz N Dogz released their latest podcast/mix for Resident Advisor earlier today. For this very special mix they have reached right to the back of their record shelves in order to present the length of breadth of their house music interests. These are two of the most talented men in music right now. Interview and tracklist after the jump. Listen and download the podcast HERE.

What have you been up to recently?

The main thing is that we are in the middle of an album tour, playing DJ sets, playing live all over the world. We are kinda workaholics so we do everything at the same time. Right now we have couple of residences in Polish clubs and one at Berlin’s Farbferhnseher, where from time to time we invite friends to play.

We’re working on our label, Pets Recordings, (signing new artists, remixes and the new website is online now). We also want to do some videos. After the album we are already focusing on some new stuff that will come out and, of course, a lot of edits. Oh, and there will be album remixes coming out as well. (Carl Craig, Sect, Julio Bashmore.)

How and where was the mix recorded?

The mix was recorded in Ableton during our travels but we first ripped a lot of our old vinyl. Actually the biggest amount of time that we spend doing this mix was the track selection.

Can you tell us a bit more about the mix?

We wanted to do a mix that includes the whole spectrum of music that we play at parties. We play big room parties but small private venues in Berlin and in Poland as well. For us the biggest fun is to play various stuff.

How healthy would you say the electronic music scene is in Poland currently?

It’s a very difficult question… There are a lot of cool parties in various locations. If you want to party you should visit Warsaw, Poznan, Krakow and Wroclaw. Clubs have better soundsystems than a few years back and line-ups are cool. The best are festivals in the summertime: Audioriver, Opener, Boogie Brain, Tauron, Unsound and many more. We’re very happy that there are more and more new producers and the quality is OK. Some people still produce only for their friends and they don’t want to release it because they are too shy. This is one of the reasons why we started Pets.

Your recent album featured a dubstep track in “Only for The Moment”: is this a genre you will look to explore more thoroughly in the future?

We are working right now on a new project but we can’t say anything more because we don’t know exactly what it is until it’s finished. [laughs]

What are you up to next?

Increasing workoholizm.

Tracklist:

The Zillionth Watt - Out Hud - Kranky
Catz N’ Dogz feat. Paul Randolph - I’m Free - Mothership
Instra:mental - Let’s Talk - Nakedlunch
Vakula - Different Tone / El Guincho - Bombay (Catz N’ Dogz edit) - Different Tone
Theopilus London - Overseas (Soul Clap’s EFUNK mix) - CDR
Claude VonStroke - The Whistler (DJ Assault remix) - DirtyBird
Krush - Jack’s Back - MERCURY
Tomasz Wakulewski - That Time (Pol_on Remix) - Empedo
So Lonely (acapella)
Daniel Bortz - Toxic (Catz N’ Dogz dub) - White
Pop Kulture (DJ Dozia edit) - Ovum / Jay Shepheard – Haselnuss - Retrofit
Kevin Yost - It’s Getting Better - I Records
Love Don’t Let - A Classic Man dub - Nervous Records
Salt City Orchestra - The Book (Epilogue reprise) - Paper
Robert Cashin - Razor Fish (The Cupid Stunt remix) - Loosing Suki
Psionic Terror - Bad Autopsy
Maceo Plex - Girl I Like Your Style – Crosstown Rebels
Gemini - How Can I - Cyclo
Second Hand Satellites - Orbit 1.4 / Chinawoman - Party Girl - Shaboom
Kornél Kovács - Baby Step - Studio Barnhus
51 days - Paper Moon - Touche
Capucino - 1times1 (Soul Minority remix) - Rhymast
Swayzak - Devil of Rotation / Andronicus - Make you whole - M_nus
Kombi - Przytul Mni - Wifon

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SKANKANDBASS

How about a lovely Drum & Bass mix? Well, here is the latest one from the extremely talented DJ/Producer, Seb Weingartshofer, who is 1/3rd of D&B trio SupraDNB and co-owner of Regal Records. What a lovely way to kick off the new year - this is one of my favourite mixes for a long while. Tracklist and a few words from the man himself are after the jump. Listen and download below. HEAVY!

The first mix of the year, and my first ever recorded three deck mix. Decided to go in hard and energetic to start with, leading on to a bit of darker heavy basslines then finishing on some easy liquid mixing. Feedback is always appreciated, I’m constantly looking for ways to improve and your comments never fail to help. Listen/download/comment, enjoy people!

Tracklist:

Doctor P - Sweet Shop (Friction vs Camo & Krooked Remix) - [Maximum Boost]
» Shock One - Way You Move - [Viper]
» Rollz - Need For Speed - [Formation Dub]
Sparfunk - Crash Dummy - [Ram]
Crystal Clear & Zen - Heavy - [Playaz]
Heist - Night Shift - [Philly Blunt]
Danny Byrd - We Can Have It All (Sigma Remix) - [Hospital]
» Logistics - Toy Town - [Hospital]
Loadstar - Link To The Past - [Ram]
Wilkinson - Moonwalker - [Ram]
DJ Fresh & Sigma - Cylon - [BBK]
Delta Heavy - Take The Stairs - [Ram]
Sigma - The Jungle - [BBK]
Metrik - T-1000 - [Viper]
Nixus - Rapture - [Regal Records Dub]
Logistics - Ram Raid - [Hospital]
Nero - Me & You (Dirtyphonics Remix) - [MTA]
Delta Heavy - Abort - [Viper]
Siren - Squadron
Rockwell - DJ Friendly Unit Shifter - [Shogun]
Cyantific - 305 - [Critical]
Break (feat. Calyx & Teebee) - Don’t Look Down - [Symmetry]
» Ram Triology - Gridlock (Break Remix) - [Ram]
Icicle - Dreadnaught - [Shogun]
S.P.Y - Stormtrooper - [Critical]
Enei - One Chance - [Critical]
Nixus - Wraith - [Regal Records Dub]
Mikal - Saying Nothing - [Metalheadz]
Supra - Smash - [Dub]
» Camo & Krooked - Nothing Is Older than Yesterday - [Viper]
KG - Feel The Beat - [Run]
Culture Shock - Bad Red - [Ram]
» Interface - Get Lo - [Audio Zoo]
Brookes Brothers - Last Night - [BBK]
Indivision & Livewire - Irresistible - [Toolroom Dub]
Muffler - Uplifter - [Spearhead]
Magikstar - Leaving (Stanza Remix) - [Dub]

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Stones Throw Podcast

Peanut Butter Wolf with a 50-minute mix of current & upcoming Stones Throw Records for 2011. You can subscribe and download the MP3 on iTunes NOW. Amazing gift from one of the best labels around. Tracklist after the jump.

Madvillain: Avalanche & Victory Lap
Madlib: Two from Rock Konducta
MED: Even Though & Play with You
Dam-Funk feat. GT: Rest in Peace
Dam-Funk: I Wanna Do Some Things Wit U
Steve Arrington: Good Feeling & Higher
Jonti Dan AKA Danimals: Hornets Nest & Christmas Worm
The Stepkids: Shadows on Behalf & La La
James Pants: Kathleen & Beta
Vex Ruffin: Walking Sideways & Avalanche
Myron & E: Let Me See You Do It & On Broadway
CX Kidtronik feat. Jon Wayne: The Buddykrak
CX Kidtronik feat. 4 5th: She’s A Murderer
J. Rocc: Rocchead’s Delight & Supersound
Anika: Terry & No One’s There
Mayer Hawthorne: Drums (Demo)
Bryant K Steward: Daisy’s Grow
Unknown Artist: Same Thing Tomorrow

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2010 Dubstep Round Up

High Rankin has put together a delicious free mix to download, which rounds up the very best of Dubstep in 2010. Nero, to Doctor P, to Skrillex, and many many more. Listen/download below and find the tracklist after the jump.

High Rankin VS Tempa T - Next Hype Removals
Chase and Status & Tempa T - Hypest Hype
Crissy Criss - Stop
Flux Pavilion - Hold Me Close
Original Sin - Take No More
Doctor P - Big Boss
Skrillex, Bare Noize & Foreign Beggars - Scatta
Skrein - Harry - (Bare Noize Remix)
Pixel Fist - Our Sound
High Rankin - Things You Do
Nero - Innocence
Delerium - Silence (High Rankin and Evolve Or Die)
Sekklow - Be Alright
Freestylers - Cracks (Flux Pavilion Remix)
Dodge and Funski - Go Nuts
Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)
Professor Green - Jungle (High Rankin Remix)
Temper D - Get Bready
Magic Mash - MAGIC
Flux Pavilion & Foreign Beggars - Lines In Wax
Drop Top - Machete (High Rankin Remix)
Pixel Fist Vs Tempa T - Speaka Hype
Blame & Ruff Squad - On My Own (Drumsound and Bassline Smith Remix)
High Rankin - Cut You Down
Alexis K - State Of Play
Nas and Damien Marley - As We Enter (RackNRuin Remix)
Laid Blak - Red (Chasing Shadows Remix)
The Trashmen - Surfin Burd

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Example Mini-Mix

Have had a mixer with me all Christmas and have been working on a rather large mix with my best mate, but I’ve put this little mix together which includes some of my favourite Example remixes from over the years. A ravey 13 mins that will sound lovely on your iPod. Tracklist after the jump.

Won’t Go Quietly (DC Breaks vs. Vent Edit)
Watch The Sun Come Up (Devil’s Gun Remix)
Two Lives (Wez Clarke Remix)
Kickstarts (Afrojack Remix)
Last Ones Standing (Benny Benassi Remix)
I Don’t Want To (Jack Beats Remix)
So Many Roads (Hervé Remix)

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Santa Loves R&B

My lovely mate Yasmin was 22 yesterday and out of the goodness of her heart she has put together a smooth R&B Christmas mix that everyone can enjoy over the festive season. Below you can hear/download the mix and after the jump you will find the tracklist and a few words from the lady herself. She has assured me that she will never neglect the DJing, which makes me happy, because she is still one of the best around and our musical taste is scarily similar. Merry Christmas.

Today’s my birthday, it’s also 4 days before Christmas, but where’s the fun unless we’re all getting presents?! So here’s my gift for you, a Christmas Mix full of 90’s R&B, don’t go making too many babies over the festive season now… ;)
I included 22 tracks, one for every year of my life so far! So Happy Birthday to me and Merry Christmas to you!!
Go forth & download!!
Love,
Yasmin
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1. Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby (Dj Cable Bishy Bashy Edit)
2. Rev Run & The Christmas Allstars - Santa Baby
3. Mary J Blige - Be Happy
4. Junior Mafia ft Aaliyah - I Need You Tonight (So So Def Remix)
5. K-CI & JoJo ft Snoop Dogg - You Bring Me Up (Mr Dalvin Remix)
6. Sunshine Anderson - Heard It All Before
7. Janet Jackson - That’s The Way Love Goes
8. Mya ft Jay-z - Best Of Me
9. Eric Benet - Love Don’t Love Me (Neptunes Remix)
10. N*E*R*D - Run To The Sun
11. 2pac - Do For Love
12. T.I - Why You Wanna (Dennis Blaze ATCQ Remix)
13. Zakiya - Love Like Mine (Partee Extended Remix)
14. Tatyana Ali ft Will Smith - Boy You Knock Me Out
15. Gina Thompson - The Things You Do (Bad Boy Remix)
16. SWV - Right Here
17. Monica ft Malik - Like This & That
18. LL Cool J - Doin It
19. Mase ft Total - Tell Me What You Want
20. 702 - Steelo
21. Jay-z ft Faith Evans - Can’t Knock The Hustle/Stressed Out
22. Whitehead Bros - Forget I Was A G (Easy Mo Bee Remix)

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Ignorant Ass Beats

Here is a new mix from two of my boys; DJ Baller B (Benjamin Johnson) & Livewire (Timothy Shieff). Although I have never met either of them, it seems like I’ve known them both for years and the amount of music they have introduced me to is beyond ridiculous. For example; Hudson Mohawke is someone I’ve always known about, but have never taken the time to delve into his stuff. However; this mix has made me appreciate his work and I will now be doing more research into his discography and other artists’ who are similar to him. This is genuinely one of my favourite mixes of the year - it’s both seamless and educational. Listen/download via the link below and check the tracklist after the jump.

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1) Shlomo - Hot Boxing The Cockpit

2) Cassie - Me and U (Darrel Remix)

3) Hudson Mohawke - OOOPS!!!

4) Brohan Mohan - Thunder Bay

5) Lunice - Hitmane

6) Ghost Mutt - Thoroughbred

7) Kavsrave - PClart

8) Hudson Mohawke - Overnight

9) Hudson Mohawke - King Kong Beaver

10) Hudson Mohawke - Twistclip Loop

11) Hudson Mohawke - Fuse

12) Hudson Mohawke - Snapdragon

13) Nino & Coco Bryce - Metropolis

14) Lunice - Fancy Forty (Rustie RMX)

15) Rustie - Bad Science

16) Eskmo - I Dream I’m Flying

17) Rustie - Dragonfly

18) Rustie - Hyperthrust

19) Low Limit - Trapper Keeper

20) Rustie - Reflector

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Deadly People

Here is the latest mix from one of my favourite DJ’s/producers (from any genre) at the moment, Melé. He is a bit of a legend too. Check it out and download below.

Melé Deadly People Mix by deadlypeople

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Start The Weekend

New mix which has been put together due to a specific request from Stacy Blackman. I hope that you all enjoy it though. Tracklist and download link after the jump.

1. Jesse Rose & Riva Starr - Start The Weekend
2. Roy Gilles - Eat Your Groove (Huxley Remix)
3. Veitengruber - Behind A Cigarette (Basti Grub Remix)
4. Maya Jane Coles - Not In My House
5. Matthias Vogt - I Dreamed The Impossible (Wiretappeur’s Playground Mix)
6. Maetrik & Kule Runner - Snorkel
7. Murphy Jax - It’s The Music (Feat. Mike Dunn)
8. Persian Be With Me
9. Tom Flynn - Rhode Island
10. Dirt Crew - Groove
11. Patrick Chardronnet - Rhythm & Soul
12. Alex Piccini - Luv Me

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